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127578	2003-03-12 09:15:00	Creative Unveils New Music and Sound Effects Creation Tools for PC Game Developers (EAX 4 . 0), PR Interactive Spatial Audio Composition Technology and EAX 4 . 0 API Demonstrated At Game Developers Conference MILPITAS, Calif . , March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Creative Technology Ltd . (Nasdaq: CREAF), a worldwide leader in digital entertainment for PC users, today announced groundbreaking new audio technologies for simultaneous rendering of multiple environments and creation of interactive multi-channel content for PC game development . Creative will demonstrate its newest audio innovations in exhibit #ES234 at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, California from today through March 8 . EAX(R) 4 . 0 With the introduction of the new Sound Blaster(R) Audigy(TM) processor in 2001 and the quick adoption of the first EAX(R) ADVANCED HD(TM) API (EAX 3 . 0) by the game development community, the Sound Blaster Audigy sound cards, which support EAX ADVANCED HD, have become the premiere PC gaming audio platform . Taking 3D game audio to even greater levels of realism and detail, Creative is introducing the fourth generation of its highly successful PC 3D audio enhancement API, and is further increasing its lead over basic EAX-capable soundcards and host-based audio systems . EAX 4 . 0 introduces the spatialization of multiple reverberant environments along with an extensible library of audio effects algorithms . The Multi-Environment(TM) feature of the EAX 4 . 0 API allows for the rendering of multiple, simultaneous audio environments and effects in real time . Developers can now create tremendously rich and highly defined audio landscapes, by placing different 3D environments around the listener . The EAX 4 . 0 API also offers a host of new effects algorithms, allowing developers to incorporate studio effects such as chorus, flanger, frequency shifter, echo and many more, within a mixing framework analogous to traditional studio production systems . "Game audio is moving forward in leaps and bounds," says George Thorn, director of developer relations for Creative Labs . "More and more developers are making significant investments in the time they spend on audio implementation for their games . By offering authoring tools that make realistic audio development simple and easy, we are helping game developers push the limits and take full advantage of our unique EAX ADVANCED HD audio platforms . Based on the success we've had with the first EAX ADVANCED HD API, we expect to see game titles with EAX 4 . 0 support later this year . " Like previous versions of EAX, EAX 4 . 0 can be used with either OpenAL(TM) or Microsoft(R) DirectSound(R) 3D . More Info >> Full Press Release ( . warp2search . net/article . php?sid=11161&mode=flat&order=0" target="_blank">www . warp2search . net) Opera 6 . 12 for Linux, FreeBSD, Beta 1 for Solaris While Opera 7 for Linux is still in preview stages the guys and girls over at Opera Software have released an updated version of Opera 6 > 6 . 12 for Linux, FreeBSD and Beta 1 for Solaris . Download >> Opera 6 . 12 for Linux ( . opera . com/download/index . dml?platform=linux" target="_blank">www . opera . com) Download >> Opera 6 . 12 for FreeBSD ( . opera . com/download/index . dml?platform=freebsd" target="_blank">www . opera . com) Download >> Opera 6 . 12 Beta 1 for Solaris ( . opera . com/download/index . dml?platform=solaris" target="_blank">www . opera . com) TaskInfo 2003 update TaskInfo2002 is combination of Task Manager and System Information Utility, It visually monitors different types of System information in Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP . TaskInfo2002 for Win95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP shows in real time information about all running processes and threads including ring0 VxD threads . For each process information includes threads, CPU usage, scheduling rate, path, open files, command line, environment variables, memory usage, DLLs, Version information and other . . . (more features here) . Whats new? Corrected BUG . In Win9x/ME zero values in File IO Graph Sensor . Corrected BUG . Graph Sensor ToolTip does not show while TaskInfo minimized to Tray . Corrected BUG . Show Tool Bar and Show Status Bar settings in General Configuration Dialog are not working . Corrected one more BUG with TaskInfo crash during Show Process Modules . Corrected BUGs on System with more than 4 GB RAM Add Purchase directly from TaskInfo2003 using eSellerate Wizard . Download >> TaskInfo 2003 v5 . 0 . 0 . 86 RC3 ( . swmirror . com/tskinf50 . exe" target="_blank">iarsn-downloads . swmirror . com) Rage3D Tweak 3 . 8b Rage3D Tweak v3 . 8b has been just released . What is the Rage3D Tweaker? Rage3D Tweaker is a Radeon Tweaker program designed to fit right in with the other ATi option tabs in the Advanced Display Properties accessed through the Control Panel . It allows easy access to registry tweak options, custom display modes, and overclocking all through an easy to use interface . For those requiring instant access to all the tweak options, a handy icon on the task bar can be enabled for quick access to all three tweaker tabs . Comprehensive html, outline based help is available through the standard "?" icon in the display tabs and the help button . What's new: Added Force Pixel Shader Version for DirectX . Added Force Vertex Shader Version for DirectX . Note: You cannot force a higher shader version than your hardware actually supports . These tweaks are for forcing lower shader versions than your card supports . ex: There is no way that PS 2 . 0 will work on your Radeon DDR, I'm sorry . Some minor bug fixes . 3 . 8b update: Added support for R350 based cards, others to come soon . 3 . 8b update: Completely rewritten overclocking libraries . More Info >> Official Site ( . rage3d . com/r3dtweak/" target="_blank">www . rage3d . com) Download >> Rage3D Tweak 3 . 8b ( . developments . nl/R3DTweak38b . exe" target="_blank">rage3d . developments . nl) EPIC's UT2003 Bonus Pack released Ads: 10 New Maps (6 DM, 2 CTF, 1 DOM, 1 BR); 3 New Gametypes (Mutant, Last Man Standing, Invasion); 2 New Adrenaline Combos; Many other new features (Music Options, Announcer Voice, etc) . Requires you to have version 2199 of UT2003 installed or newer . More Info >> UnrealTournament2003 . com Download >> UT2003 Bonus Pack (ftp://ftp . infogrames . net/misc/ut2003/UT2003-epicbonuspackone . exe) | Mirror ( . fileplanet . com/redir . asp?from=infogrames&to=http%3A//www . fileplanet . com/files/110000/121094 . shtml" target="_blank">personalserver . fileplanet . com) Ad Muncher 4 . 41 Build 4936 Beta Ad Muncher is a program for Windows systems which removes adverts, popups and general browsing annoyances from all popular browsers and web-utilizing programs (as well as most banner displaying and popup generating programs like ICQ, Morpheus, Kazaa, Grokster, Opera, iMesh, Bearshare, LimeWire, etc) . What's new: v4 . 41 development is coming along very nicely indeed, almost all of the problems reported recently have had relatively minor impacts, but regardless I have yet another official beta build up . More Info >> Official Site (http://www . admuncher . com/) Download >> Ad Muncher 4 . 41 Build 4936 Beta ( . admuncher . com/B-4 . 41 . 4936 . exe" target="_blank">www . admuncher . com) NetCaptor 7 . 1 . 0 Final The small IE based browser NetCaptor has been updated to version 7 . 1 . 0 Final . Download >> NetCaptor 7 . 1 . 0 Final ( . netcaptor . com/ncsetup . a1014 . exe" target="_blank">download . netcaptor . com) Mozilla 1 . 4 Alpha development has been started . . . Download >> Mozilla 1 . 4 Alpha development 'nighty' build (ftp://ftp . mozilla . org/pub/mozilla/nightly/latest/mozilla-win32-installer-sea . exe) Enjoy :) Lo .	Lohsing (219)
127579	2003-03-12 10:22:00	off to update my linux opera :) btw i hear opera7 for linux isn't to far away. fingers crossed.	tweak'e (174)
127580	2003-03-12 20:05:00	Just a quicky, does opera for linux come with Java? So far the only linux java download I can find is a 30 meg one.. :( Not quite what Im looking for.	Chilling_Silence (9)
127581	2003-03-12 21:26:00	well java.sun.com have it but its 22 meg. don't know why some linux files are so big (mayby to cater for all the different linuxs ????). the opera dosn't come with it as far as i know. however i suspect java would be on most linux disks and installed as default.	tweak'e (174)
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